History of Oreo:
  • introduced in 1912, April 2nd
  • 1898 several baking companies merge to form National Biscuit Company (NaBisCo) --> created oreo cookie
  • registered as Oreo biscuit in 1913
  • in 1912 changed into oreo sandwich
  • 1948 known as Oreo Creme Sandwich
  • many theorie about naming, possible after Greek word
  • best selling cookie of 20th century
Oreo Recipes:
  • oreo cheesecake
  • oreo milkshake/blizzard
  • worms and dirt
  • Oreo cookie cake
  • Oreo ice cream
  • oreo ice cream cake
  • oreo balls
(maybe on the website you could post some of the actual recipes!!)
Oreo Fun Facts:
  • 20.5 million eaten each day
- 625 million per month
- 7.5 billion per year
  • More than 345 billion made since 1912
- would reach the moon and back 5 times
- would reach around the earth 381 times at the equator
  • St. Louis Arch (630 ft.) is 15,120 Oreo cookies tall
  • Golden Gate Bridge (4,200 ft) is 28,000 oreo cookies long
  • Oreo cooki is 29% creme and 71% cookie
  • As of 7/02 there are 9 varieties of oreos
  • average "original" oreo = 1 3/4 inches wide and .314961 inches tall
Different ways to eat an Oreo:
1. whole thing all at once
  • excited, carefree, reckless
2. One bit at a time
  • lack imagination, but normal (5.4 billion others eat them the same way)
3. Slow and methodical

http://drdeborahserani.blogspot.com/2006/01/oreo-cookie-personality-test.html